Civil Registration System (CRS)

Recently, a new set of data from the Civil Registration System (CRS) shows that about 86.5 lakh deaths were registered in the country in 2022, substantially lower than the peak of 2021 which had seen a big spike in deaths due to Covid pandemic.

What is Civil Registration System (CRS)?

  • It is popularly known as birth and death registration system.
  • It is the recording of vital events- birth, death & stillbirth under the statutory provisions on continuous and permanent basis.
  • CRS falls under the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India at No. 30.
  • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
  • Statutory Provisions: The ....
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